צִוָּ֣ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 צִוָּ֣ה

   tsi-WA

   commanded
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י

   kee-KEHN tsi-WA oh-TEE

   for thus commanded me
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם

   kee-KEHN tsi-WA oh-TEE bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR loh-to-KHAL LE-khem veh-LO tish-teh-MAA-yim

   for thus commanded me by the word of LORD saying not eat bread and not drink water
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

   kee-KEHN tsi-WA oh-TEE bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR loh-to-KHAL LE-khem veh-LO tish-teh-MAA-yim veh-LO ta-SHUV bah-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-lakh-TA

   for thus commanded me by the word of LORD saying not eat bread and not drink water and not return by the way which went

Exegesis

The main clause uses צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י {צִוָּה אֹתִי | ṣiwwāh ʾōtî} with an implied divine subject, while the prepositional phrase בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ {בִּדְבַר יְהוָה | biḏbar Yə-hō-wāh} specifies the means and source: the command comes “through the word” associated with the LORD, highlighting prophetic mediation.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 צוהtsade–vav–heh

“to command, order”